Cantonese Dictionary

千方百計

cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3

Mandarin: qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4

by every possible means; to do whatever it takes; by hook or by crook

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千猜

cin1 caai1

Cantonese

anyhow, whatever, lax (not strict, not fussy), anything goes {Malaysia and Singapore usage}

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千王

cin1 wong4

Mandarin: qian1 wang2

Cantonese

scam artist; con(fidence) man; trickster

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千瓦

cin1 ngaa5

Mandarin: qian1 wa3

kilowatt, a unit of power

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千真萬確

cin1 zan1 maan6 kok3

Mandarin: qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4

absolutely true; only too true; as sure as a gun

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千祁

cin1 kei4

Mandarin: qian1 Qi2

Please, as to hope something happen | not happen

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千祈

cin1 kei4

Mandarin: qian1 qi2

(slang) have to; must; need; be sure to

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千祈唔好

cin1 kei4 m4 hou2

Mandarin: qian1 qi2 m2 hao3

Cantonese

I hope it won't

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千禧

cin1 hei1

Mandarin: qian1 xi3

millennium

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千禧嬰兒

cin1 hei1 jing1 ji4

Mandarin: qian1 xi1 ying1 er2

millennium infant; millennium baby

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千禧年

cin1 hei1 nin4

Mandarin: qian1 xi1 nian2

[religion/christianity] the millennium

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千秋

cin1 cau1

[1] a thousand years; this phrase is often used in birthday wishes [2] (placename) Chin Chau

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千秋萬歲

cin1 cau1 maan6 seoi3

Mandarin: qian1 qiu1 wan4 sui4

aeon; eon

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千粒重

cin1 lap1 zung6

mass of 1000 kernel; 1000 kernel weight

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千絲萬縷

cin1 si1 maan6 lau5

Mandarin: qian1 si1 wan4 lv3

countless ties; a thousand and one links

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千萬

cin1 maan6

Mandarin: qian1 wan4

[1] ten million (ten to the power of seven) [2] a large amount [3] (Mand.) absolutely | 千萬別 -> absolutely do not | Cant.: 千祈

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千萬富翁

cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1

Mandarin: qian1 wan4 fu4 weng1

Simplified: 千万富翁

Multi-millionaire;Rich person

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千葉

cin1 jip6

Mandarin: qian1 ye4

Chiba

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千葉孝

cin1 jip6 haau3

Mandarin: qian1 yie4 xiao4

Takashi Chiba

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千葉美加

cin1 jip6 mei5 gaa1

Mandarin: qian1 ye4 mei3 jia1

Mika Chiba

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千葉銀行

cin1 jip6 ngan4 hong4

Chiba Bank, Ltd.

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千軍萬馬

cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5

Mandarin: qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3

(idiom) a large number of people; a large contingent; (literally) a thousand troops and ten thousand horses

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千載

cin1 zoi2

Mandarin: qian1 zai3

Simplified: 千载

A Thousand Years

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千載一時

cin1 zoi2 jat1 si4

Mandarin: qian1 zai3 yi1 shi2

Simplified: 千载一时

once in a thousand years, which means a rare opportunity

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千載難逢

cin1 zoi2 naan4 fung4

Mandarin: qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2

extremely rare; once in a thousand years; "once in a blue moon"

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千辛萬苦

cin1 san1 maan6 fu2

Mandarin: qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3

countless/untold/innumerable hardships

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千里光

cin1 lei5 gwong1

Senecio scandens (ragwort)

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千里姻緣兜錯圈

cin1 lei5 jan1 jyun4 dau1 co3 hyun1

Mandarin: qian1 li3 yin1 yuan2 dou1 cuo4 quan1

Simplified: 千里姻缘兜错圈

TV drama series named "A Matter of Business" broadcasted in Hong Kong by TVB in 1998

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千里眼

cin1 lei5 ngaan5

Mandarin: qian1 li3 yan3

[Taoist/Buddhist divinity] far sight god (can see things 1000 miles away)

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千里迢迢

cin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4

Mandarin: qian1 li3 tiao2 tiao2

a far distance; from afar

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